Android Software Engineer, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Required, Work From Home - G

Next Step Systems; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental

Vision

Savings Plan Options

PTO

Job summary

Next Step Systems is seeking an experienced Android Software Engineer to design, build and evolve mobile applications powering insurance and financial products. The role focuses on Kotlin-based Android development, AI-assisted features, and delivering scalable, user-friendly experiences from a remote setup.

You will collaborate with backend, product, design and AI/ML teams to optimize performance, security and reliability across devices, while contributing to architecture and testing discipline

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Android development experience with Kotlin and modern Android tooling.
• A must-have AI experience and familiarity with AI-enabled mobile features.
• Strong understanding of Android architecture components and best practices.
• Proven track record shipping production Android apps.
• Solid knowledge of Kotlin/Java, Jetpack, Coroutines/Flow, RESTful APIs and mobile performance.
• Experience with on-device ML frameworks such as TensorFlow Lite is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain production-grade Android applications using Kotlin.
• Design intuitive, responsive interfaces for insurance, payments, and workflows.
• Integrate backend APIs for quotations, policy management, claims, and transactions.
• Contribute to AI-assisted mobile features and automation flows.
• Optimize performance, battery usage, and memory efficiency across devices.
• Implement analytics, crash reporting, and user behavior tracking.
• Collaborate with backend, product, design, and AI/ML teams.
• Ensure security, stability, and scalability of mobile systems.
• Improve engineering standards, architecture, and testing discipline.
• Deliver high-performance Android experiences at scale.

Skills

Android Kotlin

AI experience

Android Architecture Components

Coroutines/Flow

RESTful APIs

Performance Tuning

On-device ML

Publish apps on Google Play

Tools

TensorFlow Lite

Jetpack Compose

Job description

Android Software Engineer, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Required, Work From Home

We are looking for a talented Android Software Engineer to build and evolve mobile applications that power insurance and financial products. The Android Software Engineer will also contribute to features that leverage automation and AI-assisted capabilities where they improve user experience and operational efficiency. This position is 100% Remote.

MUST BE WILLING TO TAKE A 60 MINUTE CODING ASSESSMENT.

Android Software Engineer Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain production-grade Android applications using Kotlin.

• Design and implement intuitive, responsive mobile interfaces for insurance, payments, and customer workflows.

• Integrate backend APIs for quotations, policy management, claims, and transactional services.

• Contribute to mobile features that incorporate AI-assisted capabilities (e.g., chat experiences, recommendations, automation flows).

• Optimize application performance, responsiveness, battery usage, and memory efficiency across devices.

• Implement analytics, crash reporting, and user behavior tracking to improve product quality.

• Collaborate closely with backend, product, design, and AI/ML teams throughout the development lifecycle.

• Ensure stability, scalability, and security across production mobile systems.

• Continuously improving engineering standards, architecture, and mobile best practices.

• Deliver stable, high-performance Android experiences used at scale.

• Improve app reliability, responsiveness, and efficiency across devices.

• Reduce crashes and production incidents through better engineering practices.

• Ship mobile features confidently with strong system design and testing discipline.

• Enable AI-assisted product capabilities through mobile integration where applicable.

• Contribute to a scalable and maintainable mobile architecture.

Android Software Engineer Qualifications:

• 3+ years of Android development experience using Kotlin.

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) experience required.

• Strong understanding of Android architecture components and modern development practices.

• Proven experience shipping production Android applications.

• Strong knowledge of Coroutines, Flow, and asynchronous programming.

• Experience integrating RESTful APIs and working with distributed systems.

• Familiarity with mobile performance tuning and debugging in production environments.

• Exposure to AI-enabled mobile features (e.g., chat interfaces, recommendation systems, automation workflows) is a plus.

• Experience with on-device ML or frameworks such as TensorFlow Lite is a bonus.

• Strong ownership mindset with attention to detail and product quality.

• Published apps on the Google Play Store are an advantage.

• Tech Stack: Kotlin/Java, Android Jetpack (ViewModel, Compose/XML-based UI where applicable), Coroutines/Flow, RESTful APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases, and TensorFlow Lite/on-device ML frameworks.

Benefits include medical insurance, Dental, Vision, Savings Plan Options, PTO, etc.

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